India will target top spot and a place in the final of the Asia Cup by beating Sri Lanka

India will look to lock their place in the final of the 2016 Asia Cup T20 with a victory over Sri Lanka at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur Tuesday.

Having won their first two matches of the tournament so far, India will guarantee a place in the top two of the Asia Cup points table with a win over Sri Lanka. With Bangladesh and Pakistan playing each other Wednesday, one of them are bound to lose, making India's place in the final of the Asia Cup assured, provided they beat Sri Lanka.

Even if they fail to pick up a victory against Sri Lanka, India will still have a really good opportunity to make it to the final, considering their final league stage match is against the UAE. However, MS Dhoni and co. will be determined to lock their place in the summit clash on Sunday as quickly as possible, meaning a victory will be the target Tuesday.

There is nothing to suggest they will not be able to do that either, with India in terrific form at the moment, both with bat and ball. On a pitch that has helped the bowlers considerably, India have produced the highest score of the tournament so far, by some distance, while also proving their chops with the ball, restricting their two opponents to below par totals.

However you look at it, India seem to be strong, and the only thing likely top trip them up is injury. With MS Dhoni continuing to nurse a back problem and Shikhar Dhawan missing the last game with a "niggle", the last thing India would have wanted is another walking wounded, but that is what they have to deal with now, with Rohit Sharma bruising his left toe.

Rohit might still feature against Sri Lanka, though, even with the toe issue, but the team management will do well not to risk Rohit, Dhoni or Dhawan, considering the proximity to the World T20 and how important those three are to India's fortunes.

The Lankans need the likes of Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lasith Malinga, expected to return for this match, and Mathews -- their most experienced players -- to step up and lead by example, otherwise their Asia Cup title defence will end in a whimper.